I currently have a Borah Gear Stealth that I enjoy very much, but the Flash being on such a good discount and all...

How well do some of the different Bear Can styles fit?How's the frame? Would The Flash carry better at higher weights, say 25-30lbs than the Stealth?Could I sandwich a Bear Can between the top lid and the main pack on the Flash, or would that potentially be too cumbersome?

I've read most of the reviews on here in the past year through the search function, but not all of my questions have been answered previously.

They only had the HUGE Garcia there, which basically fills the entire main compartment. I happened to be in the area for work today, otherwise it's about an hour trip for me. I wish I had thought of mocking up different sizes!

I was exactly where you were at last summer: tempted by the good deal on the Flash 45 but struggling with the bear can issue. Truthfully, once I realized there was a) no good way of fitting my Bearikade Weekender in it without making things a pain in the backside elsewhere and 2) the Flash did not save a lot of weight over my Exos 58 (35 oz without the floating top pouch), I gave up the whole idea. A smaller canister would probably make it worthwhile--it seems like a solid pack.